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cNUNGIATION  AND 
ARTICULATION 

BOYCE 


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ENUNCIATION  AND 
ARTICULATION 


A  PRACTICAL  MANUAL  FOR  TEACHERS 
AND  SCHOOLS 


BY 


ELLA  M.  BOYCE 

FORMERLY   SUPERINTENDENT   OF   SCHOOLS 
BRADFORD,  PENNSVLVANIA 


REVISED  EDITION 


GINN  AND  COMPANY 

BOSTON     •     NEW   YORK     •     CHICAGO     •     LONDON 
ATLANTA     •     DALLAS     •     COLUMBUS     .     SAN   FRANCISCO 


COPYRIGHT,  1889,  BY 
ELLA  M.  BOYCE 


COPYRIGHT,  1915,  BY 
GINN  AND  COMPANY 


ALL  BIGHTS  RESERVKD 

PRINTED  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES  OF  AMERICA 

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GINN  AND  COMPANY  .  PRO- 
PRIETORS •  BOSTON  .  V3Ji. 


PEBFAOE 

The  important  subjects  of  enunciation  and  articulation 
have  as  yet  received  but  Httle  attention  in  our  public 
schools.  Why  they  are  omitted,  when  they  are  the  es- 
sential features  of  good  reading,  is  difficult  to  explain. 
If  a  pupil  who  has  had  a  full  course  of  instruction  in 
the  public  schools  desires  to  come  before  the  public 
as  a  speaker,  he  must  first  be  trained  in  the  elements 
of  good  speaking,  and  for  this  training  he  has  to  seek 
private  instruction. 

That  more  attention  will  be  given  in  the  future  to 
the  subjects  treated  in  this  textbook  will  be  conceded 
by  all  educators.  Clear  enunciation  cannot  be  learned 
in  a  day.  It  requires  years  of  practice,  and  only  by  con- 
stant efPort  on  the  part  of  the  pupil  and  constant  watch- 
fulness on  the  part  of  the  teacher  can  it  be  attained. 

The  exercises  in  this  book  were  first  given  to  the  pub- 
lic only  after  being  tested  for  two  years  in  the  Bradford 
schools.  Educators  who  have  visited  our  schools  have 
invariably  noticed  the  results  and  inquired  into  our 
methods  of  teaching. 

In  this  revised  edition  a  number  of  errors  have  been 

corrected,  and  some  changes  have  been  made  to  add  to 

the  usefulness  of  the  book. 

E.  M.  B. 

M12339 

iii 


HINTS  TO  TEACHERS 

Practice  in  enunciation  and  articulation  should  begin 
with  the  primary  grades,  and  although  the  meaning  of 
many  words  given  in  the  exercises  is  beyond  the  com- 
prehension of  the  children  in  these  grades,  the  words 
should  not  be  omitted.  The  effort  must  be  made  in  the 
primary  grades  to  speak  the  words  correctly  after  the 
teacher,  and  no  word  should  be  omitted  because  it  is 
long  or  difficult  to  pronounce. 

The  drill  should  be  given  in  each  grade  of  the  gram- 
mar school  and  the  high  school,  and  even  then,  after 
careful  training,  we  may  expect  to  find  much  to  correct, 
so  long  as  pupils  hear  careless  pronunciation  outside  of 
school.  Each  letter  should  be  given  two  weeks'  atten- 
tion before  another  is  taken  up.  Ten  minutes  a  day 
should  be  given  to  the  practice. 

It  is  held  by  many  educators  that  time  should  not  be 
spent  in  teaching  the  position  of  the  vocal  organs  for 
the  enunciation  of  a  letter,  but  we  find  that  better  work 
is  accomplished  in  this  branch  by  the  pupils  who  can 
explain  these  positions. 

In  connection  with  the  daily  drill  of  any  letter  the 
words  on  pages  47,  52,  and  53  should  receive  a  few 
moments'  attention.  It  is  found  difficult  to  have  these 
words  clearly  enunciated,  from  the  fact  that  the  pupils 
have  so  long  been  mispronouncing  them  and  hearing 


HINTS  TO  TEACHERS  v 

them  mispronounced.  The  drill  on  ng  on  page  22  should 
also  have  frequent  attention. 

Whispering  exercises,  like  those  on  pages  54  and  55, 
are  among  the  best  aids  to  clear  enunciation;  but  this 
kind  of  drill  should  not  be  prolonged.  It  is  fatiguing 
to  the  pupil,  and  should  never  be  extended  beyond 
three  minutes. 

In  teaching  the  sounds  of  the  vowels,  especially  on 
pages  68-90,  attention  should  be  called  to  the  diacritical 
marks  and  to  the  Key  on  pages  Q^  and  67,  that  pupils 
may  learn  to  recognize  these  marks  elsewhere. 

A  few  short  stories  and  poems  have  been  inserted 
with  the  hope  that  the  teacher  will  select  others.  Not 
until  the  final  consonants  are  enunciated  clearly  should 
any  attention  be  given  to  expression. 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTicULATION 
The  sound  of  *f'  as  in  'beef 

Put  the  lower  lip  against  the  edge  of  the  upper  teeth  and 
force  the  breath  out  between  lips  and  teeth. 

turf  wife  adrift  proof  calf 


muff 

self 

grief 

wolf 

roof 

scoff 

relief 

aloof 

refuge 

strife 

deaf 

defeat 

staff 

loaf 

chaff 

off 

thief 

reef 

leaf 

waif 

skiff 

stuff 

foot 

wharf 

farm 

life 

fife 

chief 

knife 

cuff 

belief  sheaf  forth  half  scarf 

The  thief  ran  off  with  the  fowl. 
His  wife  will  scoff  at  his  belief. 
The  muff  and  the  fife  lay  on  the  turf. 
The  waif  went  to  her  relief. 
The  chief  held  aloft  the  staff. 
Half  his  life  was  spent  in  grief. 
Finding  himself  adrift,  he  took  refuge  on 
the  reef. 

Offer  him  the  sheaf  and  the  loaf. 
The  wolf  was  victorious  in  the  strife. 


enunciatio:n^  and  articulation 


The  sound  of  *v'  as  in  4ive' 


l*bsition 

L  as  for  « f ',  with 

voice  instead  of  breath. 

dive 

save 

behoove 

resolve 

love 

behave 

stove 

absolve 

rove 

rave 

survive 

revolve 

reserve 

every 

derive 

heavy 

leave 

prove 

strive 

five 

heave 

dove 

connive 

bereave 

believe 

lava 

sieve 

arrive 

twelve 

remove 

receive 

achieve 

Resolve  to  approve  the  event. 

Strive  for  a  decisive  victory. 

He  cannot  survive  the  excessive  exposure 
to  cold. 

Do  you  believe  that  he  will  revive  ? 

Have  ever  a  desire  to  live  well. 

Eeserve  five  out  of  every  twelve. 

Remove  the  sieve  from  the  stove. 

It  will  behoove  them  to  receive  the  favor 
gratefully. 

I  believe  the  boys  resolved  to  free  the 
doves. 

Contrive  to  reprove  in  a  way  that  will 
prove  effective. 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION  3 

The  sound  of  *p'  as  in  *pipe' 

Place  the  lower  lip  against  the  upper  lip,  and  explode  the  breath. 


rope 

trip 

hope 

turnip 

harp 

vamp 

soap 

peep 

mishap 

group 

strap 

tiptop 

sup 

skip 

loop 

ship 

chirp 

type 

pop 

trap 

flap 

wrap 

equip 

gap 

slip 

lamp 

people 

entrap 

creep 

shop 

pope 

lump 

whip 

leap 

clap 

chap 

sleep 

parsnip 

sloop 

keep 

It  was  proof  to  the  people  that  the  pope 
was  in  the  ship. 

We  hope  to  sup  and  sleep  after  our  long 
tramp. 

The  frost  will  nip  the  tops  of  the  turnips 
and  parsnips. 

The  captain  of  the  ship  is  asleep. 

Make  a  long  loop  in  the  rope  or  the  strap. 

The  chap  held  the  pen  between  his  lips. 

Let  us  keep  the  harp  forever. 

Do  not  weep  at  a  mishap. 

A  group  stood  on  the  steep  hill,  ready  to 
entrap  the  fox. 

The  skipper  threw  the  rope  to  the  sloop. 


\ 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION 


The  sound  of  *b'  as  in  *rub' 

Position  as  for  <  p/  with  voice  instead  of  breath. 


babe 

bribe 

rib 

absorb 

cube 

babble 

blab 

cherub 

dub 

barb 

rubbers 

daub 

fib 

belief 

curb 

member 

imbibe 

fiber 

globe 

fob 

noble 

rhubarb 

superb 

garb 

herb 

disturb 

shabby 

wardrobe 

The  babbling  babe  was  placed  in  the  tub. 

The  noble  boy  will  take  no  bribe. 

Salt  imbibes  moisture  from  the  air. 

Rub  the  brass  until  it  is  bright. 

We  will  not  leave  the  saber  in  the  cabin. 

The  brown  bowl  is  broken. 

The  behavior  of  the  boy  was  beautiful 
and  commendable. 

The  shabby  old  rubbers  are  under  the 
wardrobe. 

Any  member  will  feel  at  liberty  to  leave 
the  club. 

A  big  black  bug  bit  a  big  black  bear. 

The  birds  were  building  their  nests  by 
the  babbling  brook. 


ENUNCIATION  AND  AKTICULATION 


The  sound  of  *m'  as  in  *hum' 

Position  as  for  « p '  or  *  b/  with  voice  forced  through  the  nose. 


rim 

fame 

roam 

commend 

pilgrim 

vim 

perform 

cream 

move 

farm 

room 

tame 

mum 

thump 

reform 

numbers 

home 

torment 

loam 

blame 

dream 

grammar 

comb 

diagram 

name 

succumb 

rhyme 

conform 

time 

bomb 

form 

diadem 

come 

plum 

thyme 

inform 

The  pilgrim  will  dream  of  home. 

Name  and  fame  do  not  mean  the  same. 

He  will  come  to  the  farm  in  time. 

The  loom  will  move  with  vim. 

His  thumb  was  on  the  rim  of  the  cup. 

The  bomb  burst  in  the  room. 

The  memory  of  his  home  will  torment 
him  while  he  roams. 

Some  blame,  others  commend  him. 

You  may  diagram  a  number  of  sentences 
from  the  grammar. 

Many  of  the  plums  came  in  from  our 
farm. 


ENUNCIATION  AND  AETICULATION 


The  sound  of  *n'  as  in  *man* 

Blace  the  tip  of  the  tongue  at  the  base  of  the  upper  teeth. 


knife 

raven 

surgeon 

raccoon 

fin 

morn 

between 

clean 

nine 

mourn 

sardine 

green 

join 

noun 

raisin 

children 

combine 

adorn 

learn 

routine 

main 

thorn 

stone 

fashion 

fine 

drown 

throne 

grown 

pain 

alone 

brown 

scorn 

crown 

coin 

borne 

govern 

The  sun  will  crown  the  morn. 

Combine  a  noun  with  a  verb. 

He  bore  the  pain  without  a  groan. 

The  burden  of  much  care  made  him 
mourn. 

We  will  remove  the  fin  with  a  fine  knife. 

Nine  or  ten  men  will  come  then. 

He  is  a  person  who  would  adorn  a  throne. 

Fashion  should  not  govern  our  actions. 

A  coin  was  given  to  each  of  the  children. 

The  man  came  alone,  and  he  was  un- 
known. 

The  children  soon  ate  the  sardines. 


ENUNCIATION  AND  AETICULATION 

The  sound  of  *t'  as  in  *bit' 

Position  as  for  <n/  with  explosion  of  the  breath. 


tart 

shout 

write 

upset 

skirt 

gilt 

gait 

excite 

heart 

meat 

basket 

almost 

fret 

strait 

raft 

reject 

boat 

habit 

account 

scarlet 

fort 

fruit 

suggest 

invent 

shut 

current 

persist 

exult 

tent 

accident 

hesitate 

elevate 

liffht 

movement 

meditate 

patent 

Eepeat  chant  after  chant. 

Fret  not  your  heart. 

Don^t  you  upset  my  boat. 

Too  much  light  will  aflfect  his  sight. 

Go  straight  to  our  fort  and  greet  him  by 
giving  a  shout. 

Do  not  hesitate  to  do  right. 

Put  my  hatchet  and  your  basket  on  our 
raft. 

One  student  wrote  a  short  account  of 
each  event. 

His  patent  came  as  a  result  of  patient 
and  persistent  labor. 


ENUNCIATION  AND  AKTICULATION 


The  sound  of  *d'  as  in  *bad' 

Position  as  for  <t/  with  voice  instead  of  breath. 


road 

load 

added 

errand 

wood 

bride 

forehead 

dreaded 

deck 

cord 

grand 

bedding 

dead 

ballad 

vivid 

divided 

guide 

aboard 

morbid 

pictured 

cloud 

word 

lucid 

discard 

lad 

salad 

answered 

multitude 

trod 

admit 

exceed 

instead 

fade 

reward 

splendid 

slender 

feed 

obeyed 

demand 

laundry 

The  road  led  through  the  dark  wood. 

He  will  receive  a  reward  if  he  sings  every 
word  of  the  ballad. 

The  lad  trod  the  deck  and  gazed  at  the 
cloud. 

A  cord  of  wood  is  a  heavy  load. 

The  dead  trees  were  burned  on  the  hard 
ground. 

He  laid  his  hand  on  the  forehead  of  young 
Richard. 

The  bedding  was  soon  divided  among  the 
naultitude. 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION 


The  sound  of  ': 

k'  as  in  *luck' 

» 

Separate  the  teeth,  and  explode  the  breatl: 

L. 

tick 

smoke 

picnic 

bleak 

come 

dark 

kink 

Patrick 

black 

provoke 

class 

creek 

make 

spike 

hillock 

quick 

track 

spark 

attack 

hemlock 

evoke 

retake 

talk 

jerk 

mistake 

joke 

cook 

clerk 

kind 

kick 

critic 

speak 

The  rock  broke  when  struck  with  the 
spike. 

Do  not  make  the  mistake  of  slighting 
your  work. 

Black  smoke  came  from  the  hemlock  grove. 

Pave  the  track  with  dark-red  brick. 

Come  and  make  the  clock  tick. 

The  beefsteak  and  coffee  will  be  taken  to 
the  picnic. 

Patrick  will  cut  down  some  of  the  hem- 
locks. 

The  lark  flies  high  in  the  azure  sky. 

The  critic  will  speak  to  a  large  class  at 
one  o^clock. 


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The  soixnd  of  *g'  as  in  *nag' 

Position  as  for  <  k/  with  voice  instead  of  breath. 


flag 

gray 

^gg 

rag 

brig 

dog 

wig 

great 

give 

iceberg 

clog 

bag 

drag 

vague 

dregs 

leg 

beg 

agog 

gig 

mug 

vogue 

frog 

frigate 

wag 

bug 

drug 

catalogue 

ground 

begin 

befog 

pedagogue 

colleague 

The  brig  struck  an  iceberg  one  league 
from  land. 

The  pedagogue  in  his  wig  will  drag  the 
wag  from  the  gig. 

I  beg  you  to  give  me  the  flag. 

The  catalogue  will  be  found  in  the  bag. 

We  got  a  vague  glimpse  of  the  hill  througt 
the  gray  fog. 

The  egg  will  be  placed  in  the  mug. 

The  rogue  will  gag  his  victim  when  the 
others  have  gone. 

The  frigate  was  lost  in  the  fog. 

The  dog  could  not  reach  the  frog  under 
the  log. 


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11 


The  sound  of  *r  as  in  *fowr 

Place  the  tip  of  the  tongue  against  the  upper  gum,  with  voice. 


hotel 

bell 

initial 

malice 

smile 

still 

trivial 

article 

furl 

roll 

critical 

mantel 

trail 

dwell 

coral 

chisel 

jail 

marshal 

people 

removal 

light 

allows 

piecemeal 

conceal 

boil 

appall 

animal 

shovel 

until 

gilt 

kennel 

waddle 

wool 

chenille 

criminal 

control 

The  bell  will  peal  and  the  thunder  roll. 

He  will  dwell  at  the  hotel  until  fall. 

The  trail  led  to  the  jail. 

A  smile  is  always  better  than  a  scowl. 

The  jewel  shone  by  the  light  in  the  hall. 

The  criminal  tried  to  conceal  a  chisel  and 
a  shovel. 

The  martial  array  will  appall  the  people. 

We  directed  the  removal  of  the  animal. 

They  will  assail  the  man  in  an  article  full 
of  malice. 

The  bright  light  came  from  a  lamp  on  the 
low  mantel. 


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ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION 


The  sound  of  *s'  as  in  *sad' 


Send  the  breath  through  the  closed  teeth  with  j 

I  hissing  sound. 

seem 

loss 

niece 

firmness 

peace 

faults 

fierce 

excess 

sense 

boldness 

advice 

brass 

this 

cease 

stress 

space 

glass 

pierce 

bless 

horse 

guess 

gladness 

tense 

oppress 

yes 

else 

miss 

grievous 

pass 

message 

lattice 

slice 

dress 

preface 

malice 

sentence 

speed 

remiss 

kindness 

reverse 

Place  some  stress  on  the  word  '  guess/ 

Will  you  pass  the  glass  to  me?    Yes. 

They  feel  the  loss  of  your  firmness  and 
kindness. 

This  would  be  a  false  test  of  speed. 

The  last  fruits  are  the  sweetest. 

Cease  to  give  advice  about  the  message. 

Outside  the  office  stood  a  horse. 

The  swift  messenger  had  made  a  grievous 
mistake. 

Cease  from  malice ;  do  only  kindness. 

Her  niece  noticed  her  gladness. 


ENUNCIATION  AND  AETICULATION         13 

The  sound  of  *s'  as  in  *nose' 

Position  as  f  or  <  s  '  in  '  sad/  with  voice  instead  of  breath. 


prize 

blaze 

because 

baths 

does 

gaze 

president 

paths 

please 

those 

confuse 

tears 

result 

breeze 

excuse 

cheese 

was 

easy 

preside 

amaze 

phrase 

trapeze 

wisdom 

honors 

reason 

visit 

husband 

dozen 

lose 

freeze 

herdsman 

loaves 

Does  the  prize  please  you? 

Please  take  the  adz  and  amaze  those  who 
gaze. 

The  breeze  will  make  the  fire  blaze. 

The  boys  chose  a  dozen  loaves. 

The  president  presided  wisely. 

The  result  of  the  trials  for  honors  was 
known  at  the  close. 

He  holds  to  the  trapeze  by  his  teeth. 

Close  the  windows,  or  the  flowers  will 
freeze. 

The  herdsman  was  always  praised  for 
his  wisdom. 

There  was  reason  for  his  visit. 


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ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION 


The  sound  of  *r'  as  in  *  rough' 

Place  the  tip  of  the  tongue  toward  the  roof  of  the  mouth, 
back  of  the  upper  gum.  Force  the  breath  through  the  aperture 
thus  made.    The  tongue  vibrating  produces  rough  '  r'. 


rope 

compare 

perish 

emery 

roU 

before 

future 

emerge 

far 

stir 

creature 

orator 

here 

turn 

verdure 

narrator 

blur 

write 

moisture 

error 

hour 

raise 

rapture 

creditor 

bore 

raspberry 

venture 

mirror 

star 

ravine 

emerald 

corrupt 

The  grass  is  green. 

Eoll  the  coil  of  rope. 

This  work  will  not  compare  with  that 
done  before. 

In  an  hour  we  shall  see  the  star. 

Beware !  beware !  the  rapids  are  below 
you. 

The  orator  stood  in  the  arbor  at  the 
corner. 

He  will  recite  and  write  in  the  future. 

The  error  of  the  clerk  caused  horror  among 
the  creditors. 

The  creature  ventured  into  the  ravine. 


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16 


The  sound  of  'j'  or  *g'  soft  as  in  *  judge' 

Position  as  for  *  d,'  voicing  the  combination  '  dzh/ 


margin 

fragile 

refuge 

nudge 

barge 

junior 

frigid 

surge 

join 

journal 

region 

dungeon 

merge 

giant 

budge 

gently 

large 

major 

regent 

engine 

discharge 

jam 

gypsy 

jolly 

oblige 

germ 

gymnast 

journey 

gem 

January 

coinage 

misjudge 

jump 

jaundice 

dodge 

un  joint 

George 

June 

aged 

rejoice 

John  will  jump  from  the  barge  to  the 
shore. 

He  will  discharge  George. 

They  will  join  him  on  the  journey. 

The  gem  is  fragile,  but  it  is  large. 

The  journal  has  a  wide  margin. 

The  aged  gypsy  was  sent  to  the  dungeon. 

The  joyful  junior  wore  jewels  of  jade. 

The  major  rejoiced  that  the  giant  was 
paid  in  January. 

The  jolly  man  was  formerly  a  gymnast. 

We  were  in  that  frigid  region  in  June. 


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The  sound  of  *h'  as  in  *harp'  or  'helpV 

Separate  the  teeth  widely  or  narrowly,  and  force  the  breath  forward. 


harp 

hard 

harness 

rehearse 

held 

hew 

half 

inherent 

hill 

hide 

hazel 

unhinge 

home 

ha!  ha! 

heal 

unheard 

her 

had 

hand 

behave 

hood 

heat 

harm 

apprehend 

hurt 

herring 

hammock 

hinder 

horn 

hair 

haggard 

wholly 

hum 

heavy 

hideous 

heaven 

Her  home  is  halfway  up  a  hill. 

Harry  heard  hoofs  of  horses  striking  hard 
on  a  road. 

He  kept  his  hat  on  his  head  while  he  was 
in  his  hut. 

Hunters^  horns  were  heard  from  hill  to 
hill. 

He  has  hurt  his  hand  on  a  hedge. 

He  has  an  inherent  love  of  ease. 

A  halter  and  harness  were  hanging  on  a 
large  hinge  of  a  door. 

Her  heavy  hair  hung  halfway  to  her  waist 

Henry  did  not  apprehend  his  danger. 


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The  sound  of  *bs'  as  in  *  clubs' 


fibs 

ribs 

verbs 

fobs 

clubs 

lobes 

cabs 

describes 

snobs 

cubes 

globes 

shrubs 

rubs 

robes 

orbs 

garbs 

cobs 

glebes 

knobs 

inscribes 

tubs 

crabs 

gibes 

chubs 

cribs 

drubs 

tribes 

snubs 

barbs 

grubs 

imbibes 

throbs 

curbs 

slabs 

hubs 

proscribes 

disturbs 

tubes 

daubs 

dubs 

He  curbs  the  playfulness  which  disturbs 
him. 

The  men  in  the  tribes  are  armed  with 
clubs. 

The  tubs  are  hidden  in  the  shrubs. 

The  painter  daubs  the  hubs  of  the  cabs. 

'  Inscribes  ^  and  '  proscribes  ^  are  used 
only  as  verbs. 

He  describes  the  garbs  of  the  tribes. 

The  globes  are  as  large  as  the  cubes. 

She  rubs  the  knobs  with  oil  from  the 
tubes. 

He  dubs  the  meadows  glebes. 

The  robes  were  hidden  under  the  slabs. 


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The  sound  of 

*ds'  as  in  *  clouds 

> 

lads 

goods 

abodes 

heads 

clouds 

boards 

succeeds 

herds 

floods 

eludes 

creeds 

swords 

tides 

woods 

gilds 

fluids 

words 

beholds 

yards 

frauds 

worlds 

birds 

moods 

spreads 

beads 

loads 

ballads 

blades 

The  best  grades  of  goods  are  on  these  two 
sides. 

Herds  of  cattle  wandered  from  the  roads 
into  the  woods. 

He  reads  of  the  clouds,  floods,  and  tides. 

Hoods  are  worn  by  the  maids  on  the  sleds. 

He  succeeds  in  leveling  the  yards  round 
their  abodes. 

The  blades  of  the  swords  are  tarnished  by 
the  fluids. 

In  such  moods  she  sang  the  words  of  the 
ballads  with  expression. 

The  birds  fill  the  woods  wdth  melody. 

He  boards  the  boat  before  it  glides  down 
the  stream. 

The  clouds  burst  over  their  heads. 


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The  sound  of  *ps'  as  in  *  maps' 


caps 

chops 

envelopes 

shops 

laps 

pumps 

grasps 

usurps 

trips 

lamps 

gapes 

maps 

ropes 

stops 

escapes 

gossips 

keeps 

loops 

lips 

reaps 

perhaps 

soaps 

tips 

entraps 

steps 

hopes 

slips 

stoops 

crops 

capes 

drops 

leaps 

relapse 

collapse 

limps 

flaps 

We  caught  a  glimpse  of  the  caps  and  the 
wraps  on  the  steps. 

Perhaps  he  stops  to  light  the  lamps. 

No  malice  escapes  from  the  lips  of  the 
gossips. 

He  hopes  the  crops  will  be  heavy. 

The  envelopes  and  maps  are  in  the  shops. 

The  wind  flaps  the  ropes  against  the 
pumps. 

He  leaps  from  the  window  and  drops  to 
the  ground. 

He  grasps  the  whips  by  the  loops. 

The  words  'reaps/  'leaps/  and  'flaps' 
end  like  the  word  'keeps.' 


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The  sound  of  *st'  as  in  *  wrist' 

Care  should  be  taken  to  give  each  letter  its  full  and  distinct  sound 
fist  strangest  ghosts  insists 


post 

nests 

cost 

resists 

ghost 

greatest 

hosts 

feast 

masts 

frosts 

thirst 

streets 

twist 

wrists 

posts 

subsist 

joists 

truest 

burst 

desists 

insist  finest  divests  abstain 

guests  largest  exhaust  digest 

"Amidst  the  mists  and  coldest  frosts, 
With  barest  wrists  and  stoutest  boasts, 
He  thrusts  his  fists  against  the  posts 
And  still  insists  he  sees  the  ghosts.^' 

They  breast  the  wildest,  fiercest  blast. 

Request  them  not  to  give  up  the  contest 
without  protest. 

His  hunger  and  thirst  made  the  repast  a 
feast. 

A  host  of  the  savages  burst  in  upon  the 
almost  exhausted  men. 

It  was  stated  that  most  of  the  guests  had 
granted  his  requests. 


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21 


The  sound  of  *sh'  as  in  *ash^ 


dash 

rash 

lavish 

shameful 

rush 

sham 

shine 

cherish 

sheet 

trash 

crush 

should 

dish 

wash 

bush 

finish 

flush 

ship 

shelter 

shoulder 

shelf 

sharp 

shark 

childish 

crash 

shepherd 

slush 

brushes 

shall 

flash 

splash 

shellfish 

refresh 

sheep 

fiendish 

selfish 

nourish 

bishop 

brownish 

impoverish 

The  dish  fell  from  the  shelf  with  a  crash. 

A  dash  of  rain  will  refresh  the  earth  and 
nourish  the  plants. 

We  will  cherish  the  wish. 

Polish  will  make  the  shelf  shine. 

The  old  shepherd  sought  shelter  for  his 
sheep. 

They  hear  the  crash  of  thunder  and  see 
the  flash  of  light. 

A  lavish  use  of  water  will  wash  away  the 
brownish  hue. 

The  ships  were  surrounded  by  sharks. 

And  he  shall  be  their  shepherd. 


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The  sound  of  *ng'  as  in  *song' 


sting 

meaning 

breathing 

belong 

strengthening 

awning 

clang 

stocking 

worrying 

gong 

roaming 

incmrring 

singing 

bringing 

grazing 

thinking 

roaring 

blossoming 

wronging 

flinging 

clamoring 

**  Rising  and  leaping, 
Sinking  and  creeping, 
Swelling  and  sweeping, 
Showering  and  springing, 

Flying  and  Hinging, 
Writhing  and  ringing, 
Eddying  and  whisking, 
Spouting  and  frisking. 
Turning  and  twisting, 

Around  and  around 
With  endless  rebound ! 
Smiting  and  fighting, 
A  sight  to  delight  in ; 
Confounding,  astounding, 
Dizzying  and  deafening  the  ear  with  its 

sound.''  SOUTHEY 


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23 


The  sound  of  *x'  as  in  *flax' 


flax 

lilacs 

boxes 

vex 

backs 

relax 

convex 

rooks 

larks 

stocks 

barracks 

mocks 

wax 

oxen 

antics 

locks 

docks 

except 

tacks 

knocks 

flocks 

creaks 

arctics 

attacks 

looks 

bricks 

wrecks 

books 

ducks 

sacks 

racks 

appendix 

marks 

hoax 

blocks 

prefix 

She  shakes  the  sticks,  and  strikes  them 
on  the  bricks. 

Under  the  oaks  are  flocks  of  ducks. 

All  the  oxen  except  one  are  loaded  with 
packs  of  flax. 

An  earthquake  shakes  the  docks. 

''Six  thick  thistle  sticks." 

The  barracks  were  built  of  bricks. 

The  larks  sang  in  the  lilacs  on  the  border 
of  the  lakes. 

Words  like  'antics/  'arctics,'  and  'lilacs' 
are  put  in  the  appendix  of  the  books. 

When  she  speaks,  she  vexes  nobody. 

He  looks  for  marks  on  the  boxes  of  tacks. 


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The  sound  of  *s'  as  in  *  vision'  (vizhfun) 


vision 

rouge 

azure 

allusion 

pleasure 

confusion 

seclusion 

division 

exposure 

decision 

incision 

profusion 

treasiu-e 

precision 

osier 

illusion 

composure 

usual 

revision 

adhesion 

leisure 

explosion 

Hoosier 

elision 

effusion 

measure 

usury 

cohesion 

inclosure 

provision 

infusion 

delusion 

At  their  leisure  they  looked  at  the  great 
treasure  hidden  within  the  inclosure. 

They  worked  with  their  usual  decision 
and  composure. 

He  made  careful  provision  to  avoid  an 
explosion. 

In  conclusion  they  made  allusion  to  the 
division  of  the  treasure. 

The  division  of  the  people  created  much 
confusion. 

Look  up  and  learn  the  meaning  of  '  adhe- 
sion' and  'cohesion.' 

The  revision  of  the  book  required  great 
precision. 

The  illusion  gave  him  pleasure. 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION         25 

The  sound  of  *wh'  as  in  *what'  (hwdt) 

Slightly  contract  the  lips,  and  force  the  breath  through  them. 

whale  whisper  whinny  whirl 


wheat 

whistle 

whence 

what 

wharf 

whither 

whereby 

whelp 

why 

whisk 

whippoorwill 

wheel 

whit 

whine 

whimper 

wheeze 

whim 

whether 

when 

whet 

which 

whiff 

meanwhile 

whittle 

Why  do  you  whistle,  whisper,  and  whine? 

They  saw  the  whale  while  they  were  stand- 
ing on  the  wharf. 

Which  has  he,  a  whip  or  a  whisk  ? 

The  wheel  turns  with  a  whirl. 

Whither  does  his  whim  lead  him  ? 

Meanwhile,  wheel  the  cart  wherever  you 
wish. 

Whether  the  wheat  is  good,  is  the  only 
question,  and  not  whence  it  came. 

A  whiff  of  smoke  caused  a  whirl  of  ex- 
citement among  the  wharfmen. 

The  horse  whinnies  when  he  nears  home. 

In  a  whisper  he  asked  whether  I  heard 
the  note  of  the  whippoorwill. 


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The  sound  of  *gs'  as  in  *begs' 


bags 

brigs 

legs 

bogs 

slugs 

jigs 

rugs 

mugs 

pegs 

hogs 

crags 

cogs 

digs 

wags 

gigs 

logs 

tugs 

fogs 

figs 

begs 

pigs 

hugs 

twigs 

bugs 

drags 

hags 

rigs 

flags 

gags 

tags 

clogs 

dogs 

wigs 

dregs 

nags 

pugs 

lags 

kegs 

jugs 

sags 

frogs 

fags 

She  begs  him  for  a  basket  of  figs. 

Many  flags  were  placed  on  the  brigs. 

The  dog's  forelegs  were  white. 

The  contents  of  two  kegs  will  fill  twenty 
jugs. 

The  mugs  were  packed  in  bags. 

The  rags  hung  on  the  pegs. 

The  bugs  were  crawling  over  the  logs  and 
the  twigs. 

The  dogs  that  he  brought  were  pugs. 

The  crags  were  obscured  by  the  fogs. 

The  cogs  of  the  wheel  are  broken. 

The  earth  from  the  bogs  is  damp. 

When  he  lags,  she  drags  him  along. 

The  long  line  sags  from  the  weight  of  the 
rugs  and  the  bags. 


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2T 


The  sound  of  *ch'  as  in  *such' 


latch 

pitch 

reach 

thatch 

crutch. 

starch 

which 

stretch 

clutch 

wrench 

patch 

pinch 

rich 

wretch 

bleach 

blotch 

much 

hatch 

flinch 

clinch 

fetch 

match 

stitch 

catch 

botch 

sketch 

Dutch 

inch 

touch 

preach 

witch 

orchards 

arch 

hitch 

perch 

scratch 

church 

search 

twitch 

merchant 

The  merchant  soon  became  rich. 

Do  not  touch  the  sketch. 

For  how  much  will  he  bleach  the  hat  ? 

Let  us  search  for  apples  in  the  orchard- 
Fetch  the  starch  and  a  match. 

The  Dutch  soldiers  did  not  flinch. 

I  will  do  your  stitching  and  patching. 

Can  you  reach  to  the  top  of  the  arch  ? 

She  will  sketch  the  hills  that  stretch  in 
the  distance. 

The  house  has  a  thatched  roof  and  a  latch 
to  the  door. 

Stretch  the  cloth  before  you  stitch  it. 


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The  sound  of  *  a'  as  in  *face 


cage 

gave 

frail 

same 

rail 

make 

lane 

aim 

tame 

jail 

wait 

clay 

labor 

slain 

lathe 

save 

fate 

create 

claim 

raisin 

bait 

paid 

base 

wages 

daisy 

face 

ache 

made 

plate 

blame 

mate 

faith 

name 

spade 

snail 

bake 

praise 

say 

wade 

April 

cane 

dame 

cave 

cradle 

opaque 

safe 

gray 

main 

bail 

game 

The  raisins  came  from  Spain. 

We  will  wait  until  you  bring  the  bait. 

Place  the  praise  where  it  belongs. 

You  do  right  in  claiming  your  wages. 

He  will  be  sent  to  jail  if  he  does  not 
procure  bail. 

We  waited  patiently,  knowing  we  were  safe. 

The  strangers  were  well  repaid  for  their 
behavior. 

The  matron  waited  to  receive  the  aged 
patient. 

He  gave  orders  to  delay  the  game. 

His  mate  did  not  shun  the  danger. 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION         29 

The  sound  of  *  a'  as  in  *fact' 


gma 

sSnk 

hand 

calico 

cancel 

lamb 

land 

dash 

rabid 

captive 

and 

bade 

span 

tally 

camel 

crag 

hack 

flag 

have 

barrel 

sash 

rang 

lasso 

catch 

rapidly 

drab 

hath 

badge 

cabin 

scatter 

damp 

plan 

man 

travel 

scratch 

that  camp         animal  chapel  ladder 

The  hack  is  backed  by  the  span  of  fine 
horses. 

That  old  man  has  muslins  and  calicoes. 

When  the  new  flag  rose,  the  camp  rang 
with  cheers. 

The  barrel  rolled  rapidly  into  the  corner 
of  the  cabin. 

According  to  plan  they  dashed  into  the 
enemy's  ranks. 

We  will  catch  the  cattle  with  lassos. 

The  captives  camped  in  the  valley. 

I  am  glad  that  he  received  the  badge  of 
honor. 

The  camels  will  travel  rapidly  through 
the  sandy  desert. 


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The  sound  of  *a' 

as  in  *far' 

hard 

star 

farm 

cargo 

farce 

calm 

card 

lark 

are 

charge 

yard 

chart 

arch 

mark 

sparse 

dart 

alms 

cart 

bars 

particle 

spark 

lard 

charm 

farther 

bam 

harm 

harp 

tart 

marvel 

start 

calf 

scar 

ardor 

marsh 

balm 

dark  carpet         garden         embark        smart 

The  cart  did  no  harm  to  the  arch. 

The  larks  are  by  the  marsh. 

She  works  hard  on  the  farm. 

We  are  charmed  with  your  barn. 

In  the  darkness  darting  stars  were  seen. 

The  sweet  harp  sounded  through  the  calm 
night. 

The  marshy  countries  were  only  sparsely 
settled. 

I  charge  you  not  to  scar  the  bars. 

The  carpet  burned  by  sparks  from  the 
yard. 

They  started  through  the  garden  to  the 
barn. 

My  calf  darted  into  the  marsh.  j  od^, 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION         31 

The  sound  of  *  a'  as  in  *fall'  (/6/) 


wall 

call 

hawk 

almost 

water 

saw 

ward 

warm 

straw 

chalk 

balk 

warp 

salt 

warn 

dawdle 

gnaw 

draw 

fall 

paltry 

reward 

dawn 

ball 

falter 

flaw 

squally 

walk 

thaw 

lawyer 

caldron 

lawn 

claw 

gall 

raw 

halter 

small 

fawn 

halt 

swarm 

warble 

Baltic 

The  lawyer  halted  on  the  lawn. 

His  small  horse  balked  by  the  wall. 

They  were  almost  upset  by  the  squall. 

Do  not  fall  into  the  water. 

We  saw  the  swarm  of  bees  on  our  walk. 

The  lawn  will  be  watered  before  dawn. 

The  old  salt  refused  the  paltry  rew  ard. 

The  tall  young  soldier  never  returned  from 
the  war. 

Warm  water  filled  the  caldron. 

The  claws  of  the  hawk  were  long. 

While  walking  by  the  Baltic  lie  saw  the 
fawn. 

The  thawing  of  the  ice  showed  flaws  in 
the  caldron. 


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The  sound  of  *e'  as  in  *be' 


she 

heat 

deal 

concede 

sheep 

reap 

fear 

keep 

legal 

shield 

seal 

deem 

chief 

compete 

sleet 

feed 

peal 

easily 

agree 

peace 

seat 

deep 

steep 

sweet 

cedar 

these 

east 

leave 

season 

sleep 

weed 

seed 

here 

proceed 

means 

lean 

each 

evil 

grieve 

accede 

Our  east  room  has  too  much  heat. 

I  deem  it  easy  to  plant  these  seeds  deep. 

He  has  means  for  keeping  sheep. 

Weeds  grow  thick  here  this  season. 

Sweet  sleep  will  cheer  thee. 

These  seals  do  not  eat  much. 

I  fear  he  has  no  cheap  seats. 

We  agreed  to  keep  our  proceeds. 

He  hears  that  she  will  compete. 

We  need  to  proceed  to  eat  our  meal. 

A  treaty  of  peace  will  please  all. 

She  sleeps  a  deep  sleep. 

He  keeps  your  street  clean. 

Such  proceedings  would  be  illegal. 

These  cedar  trees  shield  many  sheep. 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION         33 

The  sound  of  *e'  as  in  *bgg' 


bSst 

text 

kept 

instead 

belfry 

set 

went 

mess 

yellow 

metal 

tent 

help 

west 

dread 

stealth 

mesh 

dead 

when 

jealous 

friend 

bell 

jest  . 

death 

length 

thread 

get 

left 

ready 

breadth 

depth 

neck 

wept 

cellar 

meant 

send 

flgd 

peck 

deaf 

effort 

vessel 

Our  old  sexton  rang  that  bell  without 
any  help. 

I  was  almost  yellow  with  jealousy. 

I  dread  to  tell  you  what  I  meant. 

Our  cellar  will  vary  in  length,  breadth, 
and  depth. 

Do  not  jest  with  your  friends. 

This  thread  was  sent  to  mend  our  tent. 

Our  friend  wept  when  you  left. 

Ten  dreadful  men  meant  to  get  in  by 
stealth. 

Ned  went  to  help,  and  did  his  best. 

Let  us  send  vessels  full  of  wood  instead 
of  bars  of  metal. 

A  west  wind  meant  plenty  of  rain. 


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enu:nciation  and  aeticulation 


The  sound  of  4'  as  in  'fine' 


high 

mild 

life 

isle 

reside 

nine 

line 

dine 

smile 

unbind 

wife 

kite 

mind 

rival 

devise 

wise 

wild 

side 

guide 

resign 

tide 

fife 

trial 

size 

untwine 

time 

rind 

find 

remind 

confide 

mile 

pint 

sigh 

idea 

combine 

nice 

vile 

retire 

height 

provide 

Make  tlie  most  of  time  and  tide. 

I  walked  a  mile  on  a  wild  height,  alone, 
at  night. 

Untwine  the  line  of  the  kite  from  the  vine. 

Find  a  guide  to  conduct  us  through  the 
mine. 

Mind  you  write  to  me  at  the  time. 

I  remind  you  that  the  idea  may  brighten 
your  entire  life. 

The  five  boys  dived  for  the  dime. 

I  cannot  be  resigned  to  a  lonely  life  on 
the  isle. 

Retire  at  nine  that  you  may  rise  at  five. 

I  like  to  climb  where  they  have  a  climate 
not  too  mild. 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION         35 


The  sound  of  4' 

as  in  *fin' 

grim 

mint 

ship 

pinch 

filbert 

trip 

spin 

ring 

skillful 

river 

king 

liquid 

pick 

distance 

missed 

slim 

flit 

trim 

bitters 

clinch  < 

wind 

milk 

critic 

instant 

incident 

inch 

sink 

sting 

mists 

crimson 

gift 

quill 

city 

kitchen 

looking 

this 

wink 

village 

fickle 

accident 

This  beautiful  city  is  on  a  river. 

The  wind  dissipated  the  mists. 

This  milk  will  be  given  to  the  children  in 
the  village. 

That  ship  will  sink  in  an  instant. 

At  a  distance  the  sky  seemed  crimson. 

The  king  bestows  many  gifts. 

This  bitter  liquid  is  intended  for  a  tonic. 

An  ill-looking  individual  came  into  the 
inn  in  the  evening. 

Let  us  visit  the  mint  in  Philadelphia. 

Try  to  distinguish  the  difference  between 
incident  and  accident. 

In  an  instant  the  bell  will  be  heard  in 
the  kitchen. 


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The  sound  of  *o    as  in  *b6ne' 


b5th 

lone 

snow 

hold 

p5le 

torn 

hole 

grow 

road 

oak 

bone 

port 

post 

coarse 

sofa 

forth 

host 

toad 

mote 

aroma 

cone 

home 

yoke 

soar 

soda 

more 

glow 

vocal 

gory 

postage 

zone 

loaf 

floral 

foliage 

foam 

fort 

coax 

poet 

sword 

portrait 

The  shadow  cast  by  the  oaks  darkened 
the  road. 

The  broken  yoke  caused  the  accident. 

She  sees  her  home  near  the  port. 

The  sword  was  under  the  sofa. 

More  singers  assisted  in  the  chorus. 

The  score  was  told  before  we  drove  home. 

The  nose  and  throat  are  affected  by  cold. 

The  poet  sent  the  postman  a  portrait. 

No  bones  were  broken,  but  both  hands 
were  bruised. 

In  that  zone  the  foliage  was  luxuriant. 

The  red  glow  in  the  snow  will  quickly  go 
away. 

No  portrait  hangs  over  the  sofa. 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION         37 

The  sound  of  *o'  as  in  *b6nnet' 

d(5n  pond        clock  comet  lozenge 


fr5g 

sh5p 

pl5d 

officer 

sonnet 

mock 

lodge 

hot 

modern 

v511ey 

on 

flog 

fSlly 

pocket 

modest 

pl5t 

bond 

solid 

commerce 

mSdel 

flock 

stop 

offer 

comic 

ch5p 

drSp  log  fbrg5t        forehead  bother 

d8dge        dock         honest        ostrich  fSrgive 

Honesty  is  the  best  policy. 

The  antique  shop  had  modern  clocks. 

She  writes  a  sonnet  on  a  doll. 

The  officer  stopped  on  the  dock. 

A  fable  was  written  on  the  frog  and  the 
ostrich. 

The  honest  man  plodded  onward. 

He  put  the  lozenge  in  his  pocket. 

We  shall  be  dropped  when  the  ship  stops 
at  the  dock. 

A  frog  sat  on  a  log  in  a  pond. 

He  makes  honest  profits  in  commerce. 

In  my  folly  I  dropped  the  model. 

She  did  not  stop  until  she  reached  the 
shop. 


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The  sound  of  *oo'  as  in  'boot' 


food 

who 

tooth 

balloon 

troop 

hoof 

roof 

noon 

doing 

boot 

hoop 

moon 

soon 

remove 

spool 

tomb 

you 

into 

bamboo 

roost 

lose 

whose 

school 

loom 

loser 

room 

too 

broom 

boor 

spoon 

doom 

smooth 

move 

undo 

noose 

prove 

sloop 

gloom 

soothe 

baboon 

The  moon  may  be  visible  at  noon. 

Undo  the  fastenings  under  the  balloon. 

Will  the  food  prove  sufficient  ? 

The  bamboos  were  smooth. 

The  roof  was  removed  too  soon. 

The  bamboo  chair  was  placed  in  whose 
room? 

The  troops  had  improved  in  discipline. 

The  foolish  baboon  sat  gazing  at  the  moon. 

You  will  be  reproved  unless  you  do  well 
at  school. 

We  soon  saw  the  sloop  sailing  the  smooth 
sea. 

What  are  you  doing  with  that  spoon? 

Who  carried  the  boots  into  my  room  ? 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION         39 

The  sound  of  *oo'  as  in  *b66k' 


iid6k 

cook 

look 

butcher 

pulpit 

hdod 

bush 

shook 

fully 

stood 

Ml 

puss 

rook 

bushel 

pulley 

foot 

wool 

pullet 

pudding 

playful 

good 

push 

bdok 

woolen 

would 

brook 

put 

bull 

mistook 

should 

hook 

could 

took 

woodbine 

armful 

The  rook  alighted  near  the  woodbine. 

The  hasty  brook  would  linger  in  many  a 
pretty  nook. 

Her  playful  puss  was  pulling  at  the  woolen 
hood. 

He  mistook  the  butcher  and  the  cook. 

I  shook  the  bush  with  my  foot. 

The  cook  took  the  pudding  and  put  it 
a-cooking. 

The  puss  sat  watching  the  bushes  by  the 
brook. 

She  took  a  look  at  the  bookcase. 

We  put  the  hooks  and  pulleys  where  we 
could  find  them. 

The  hood  would  have  been  better  if  lined 
with  wool. 


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The  sound  of  *oi' 

as  in  *  boiling' 

oil 

foil 

poise 

adjoin 

hoyden 

soil 

join 

toil 

anoint 

joiner 

coy 

avoid 

coin 

adroit 

pointed 

noise 

spoil 

noisy 

cloister 

employ 

joint 

loyal 

alloy 

purloin 

ointment 

broil 

voice 

toiler 

rejoice 

turmoil 

point 

royal 

exploit 

boiling 

appoint 

coil 

ahoy 

loiter 

boys 

voyage 

quoit 

annoy 

joyful 

destroy 

moisten 

The  boys  will  avoid  making  much  noise. 

He  employed  us  at  the  appointed  time. 

We  rejoice  that  she  has  such  a  fine  voice. 

They  were  loitering  near  the  cloister. 

We  will  join  them  at  a  distant  point. 

The  soil  requires  moisture. 

The  coin  is  twenty  parts  alloy. 

The  quoit  was  adroitly  poised  in  the  air. 

They  purloined  and  destroyed  the  joiner's 
saw. 

The  turmoil  annoyed  the  employer. 

The  ointment  was  spoiled  by  boiling. 

All  these  toilers  rejoiced  when  they 
avoided  the  turmoil. 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION         41 

The  sound  of  *ou'  as  in  *  bound' 


loud 

ground 

recount 

flower 

flour 

vouch 

cloud 

abound 

gout 

found 

vowel 

•    thou 

noun 

scour 

devout 

redound 

pout 

shout 

hour 

arouse 

pound 

mound 

mount 

bower 

mouth 

bough 

bounty 

surround 

ounce 

proud 

count 

renown 

sound 

fount 

sour 

round 

shroud 

rebound 

about 

thousand 

WL      The  boughs  were  placed  at  the  mound. 
H    In  an  hour  the  sky  was  filled  with  clouds. 
H    The  city  was  surrounded  by  thousands. 
^    Flowers  grew  round  the  fount. 

Eound  the  mouth  when  you  sound  these 
vowels. 

We  will  arouse  them  with  shouts. 
His  renown  made  his  friends  proud. 
Announce  the  hour  distinctly  and  rather 
loudly. 

Sixteen  ounces  make  a  pound. 
He  announced  that  he  had  now  found  the 
account. 


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The  sound  of  *u'  as  in  *muse 


pure 

amuse 

humor 

misuse 

statue 

huge 

duty 

music 

bugle 

mutable 

duke 

refuse 

indue 

view 

costume 

tube 

cube 

new 

cuticle 

feudal 

mule 

during 

excuse 

mutiny 

obtuse 

few 

beauty 

unit 

tribute 

dilute 

tune 

student 

acute 

human 

compute 

fume 

imbue 

cubic 

infuse 

universe 

The  new  paint  is  in  the  short  tube. 

Few  students  can  compute  so  rapidly. 

The  beauty  of  the  statue  infused  her  with 
new  ideas. 

He  was  excused  from  other  duties  during 
the  afternoon. 

The  tones  of  the  bugle  were  like  softest 
music. 

In  feudal  days  the  duke  paid  tribute  to 
his  sovereign. 

The  child  was  amused  by  the  antics  of 
the  mule. 

An  obtuse  angle  is  greater  than  an  acute 
angle. 

The  story  was  imbued  with  humor. 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION         43 


The  sound  of  *u' 

as  in  'miist 

.} 

but 

dull 

ruddy 

muddy 

hubbub 

sun 

flutter 

justice 

lovely 

mother 

dove 

rust 

crusty 

muscle 

butter 

drum 

lump 

enough 

some 

custom 

numb 

robust 

younger 

rudder 

stubborn 

jump 

buff 

bucket 

current 

cluster 

one 

diist 

unjust 

come 

trumpet 

dusk 

tumble 

sullen 

custard 

sudden 

trust 

brother 

upright 

cutter 

summer 

The  custard  and  the  butter  were  made 
by  mother. 

Suddenly  the  boat  was  struck  by  the  cur- 
rent and  upset. 

The  bucket  and  the  cup  were  rusty. 

Training  the  muscles  will  help  to  make 
robust  health  and  a  ruddy  complexion. 

The  smuggler  will  become  a  just  man. 

The  younger  brother  repaired  the  rudder 
of  the  cutter. 

She  will  come  between  sundown  and  dusk. 

The  sudden  excitement  was  enough  for 
one  summer. 

The  notes  of  the  trumpet  were  dull. 


44         ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION 

The  sound  of  *ness'  as  in  *goodngss' 

Care  should  be  taken  to  give  e  instead  of  t. 


goodness 

fitness 

coarseness 

wilderness 

calmness 

whiteness 

boldness 

stillness 

clearness 

business 

darkness 

roughness 

weakness 

lightness 

toughness 

profuseness 

manhness 

ghostliness 

greatness 

kindness 

laziness 

happiness 

gentleness 

dizziness 

dumbness 

comehness 

clumsiness 

uneasiness 

richness 

fineness 

numbness 

roundness 

carelessness 

idleness 

smoothness 

stinginess 

thickness 

brightness 

selfishness 

The  boldness  of  the  plan  caused  some 
uneasiness. 

Happiness  is  the  result  of  goodness. 

Carelessness  was  his  great  weakness. 

He  acted  with  his  usual  kindness  and 
gentleness. 

The  paper  was  selected  on  account  of  its 
whiteness  and  smoothness. 

The  fitness  of  the  fabric  depended  on  its 
fineness. 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION 


45 


The  sound  of  *le'  as  in  *  simple'  (simfp*!) 

Avoid  giving  el  for  7. 


little 

simple 

sample 

cradle 

ample 

brittle 

dimple 

cuddle 

fondle 

dangle 

rattle 

sickle 

kindle 

prattle 

trickle 

giggle 

dazzle 

couple 

cackle 

wrinkle 

feeble 

fiddle 

muzzle 

crumple 

puzzle 

settle 

fickle 

nimble 

bungle 

spindle 

scuttle 

struggle 

bottle 

shuffle 

cattle 

cobble 

buckle 

crumble 

double 

trample 

The  sound  of  *  el'  as  in  *traver  (travfei) 


novel 

label 

petrel 

Hntel 

fuel 

vessel 

hovel 

pommel 

model 

travel 

shovel 

funnel 

duel 

satchel 

gruel 

gravel 

tunnel 

revel 

towel 

minstrel 

gospel 

channel 

cruel 

quarrel 

level 

bevel 

parcel 

shrivel 

sorrel 

kernel 

chisel 

sentinel 

tinsel 

trowel 

easel 

weasel 

chapel 

flannel 

camel 

pickerel 

enamel 

bushel 

panel 

apparel 

mongrel 

marvel 

cudgel 

impanel 

46         ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATIO:t^ 

The  soimd  of  *y'  as  in  *  story*  (stofrl) 

Avoid  giving  e  for  t 


any 

penny 

story 

naughty 

shanty 

glassy 

cleanly 

county 

celery 

factory 

only 

steady 

treaty 

comely 

truly 

swampy 

very 

pity 

honey 

fully 

gaudy 

lively 

body 

monkey 

roomy 

gayly 

carry- 

lily 

duty 

hurry 

fairy 

dirty 

navy 

parsley 

empty 

quarry 

lightly 

mercy 

buggy 

worry 

"Lightly  row !  lightly  row ! 
O'er  the  glassy  waves  we  go/' 

Carry  the  child  across  the  swampy  field. 

Give  him  a  penny  to  take  the  parsley  and 
celery. 

Tell  the  story  fully  and  truly. 

The  navy  compHsed  eight  hundred  and 
forty  ships. 

The  treaty  was  signed  only  after  a  lively 
discussion. 

Do  not  hurry,  and  never  worry. 

The  buggy  was  made  at  the  factory. 

The  peony  is  more  gaudy  than  the  lily. 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION         47 

The  sound  of  *u'  as  in  *muse' 

This  soimd  should  receive  special  attention  and  daily  drill. 
Review  page  42. 


unity 

use 

endure 

lunar 

duel 

beauty 

ensue 

induce 

cure 

excuse 

assume 

stew 

duty 

indue 

dupe 

Luna 

steward 

knew 

stupid 

pew 

stupor 

Tuesday 

salute 

tulip 

tune 

news 

stupefy 

neuter 

fume 

view 

suit 

educe 

acute 

numeral 

reduce 

suitable 

institute 

renew 

abusive 

Nubia 

new 

cupola 

durable 

opportune 

fuse 

lucid 

pure 

refute 

duplicate 

mute 

The  pure  air  will  effect  a  cure. 

He  was  induced  to  renew  the  excuse. 

The  institute  will  be  held  on  Tuesday. 

I  assumed  that  the  steward  had  a  new 
suit  of  clothes. 

A  suitable  salute  ensued. 

Stupor  followed  the  acute  pain. 

The  cupola  was  not  suitable  for  the  new 
institution. 

He  will  assume  the  duties  of  steward. 

The  news  came  opportunely. 

The  new  students  knew  the  numerals. 


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ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION 


The  sound  of  *th'  as  in  *  there' 


the 

loathe 

southern 

lathe 

those 

weather 

without 

writhe 

they 

father 

farther 

rather 

thither 

than 

seethe 

further 

fathom 

breathe 

withstand 

wither 

theu-s 

bother 

smother 

smooth 

scythe 

northern 

wreathe 

hither 

whither 

brother 

clothes 

feather 

farthing 

that 

bequeath 

nether 

thine 

other 

sheathe 

bathe 

They  blithely  traveled  thither. 

The  boat  sank  six  fathoms  in  the  seeth- 
ing waves. 

His  uncle  did  not  bequeath  him  a  farthing. 

The  smoke  was  so  dense  that  he  could 
scarcely  breathe. 

They  wear  other  clothes  when  the  weather 
is  fair. 

Father  has  gone  to  the  northern  part  of 
their  state. 

I  had  rather  have  the  feather. 

Whither  is  he  going  with  his  brother  ? 

The  scythe  is  there  by  the  lathe. 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION 


49 


The  sound  of  *sh'  as  in  *  action'  (akfshm) 


faction 

commission 

assertion 

mission 

precaution 

foundation 

formation 

possession 

relation 

mansion 

plantation 

exultation 

initial 

conscription 

recreation 

ocean 

distinction 

impression 

pension 

protection 

separation 

ancient 

creation 

persecution 

partial 

depression 

perception 

expression 

direction 

meditation 

emotion 

completion 

suspicion 

profession 

objection 

correction 

ambition 

admiration 

detention 

musician 

perfection 

associate 

To  procure  a  pension  was  his  ambition. 

He  chose  the  profession  of  musician. 

There  was  a  suspicion  that  the  foundation 
was  not  ancient. 

Admiration  was  expressed  at  the  great 
perfection  of  the  work. 

He  took  possession  of  the  plantation. 

There  was  no  objection  to  the  assertion. 

A  distinction  between  the  expressions  will 
be  found  in  the  dictionary. 


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ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION 


Silent  *t'  as  in  *  castle' 


often 

gristle 

crochet 

jostle 

christen 

wrestle 

hasten 

hustle 

hostler 

mortgage 

epistle 

glisten 

soften 

croquet 

apostle 

bustle 

castle 

Christmas 

sachet 

bristle 

listen 

nestle 

whistle 

fasten 

bouquet 

sobriquet 

chasten 

rustle 

His  younger  child  will  be  christened 
before  Christmas. 

She  often  walks  near  yonder  castle. 

All  listened  while  he  read  an  epistle  of 
Paul. 

We  were  jostled  by  a  crowd. 

When  he  whistled,  landlord  and  hostler 
appeared. 

She  heard  a  softened  sound  like  rustling 
leaves. 

He  was  unhappy  because  of  a  mortgage 
which  remained  unpaid. 

Moistening  will  freshen  your  bouquet. 

Polly  used  a  glistening  needle  in  her 
crocheting. 

If  we  hasten,  we  can  play  croquet. 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION 


51 


WORDS  DIFFICULT  OF  ENUNCIATION 


text 

twelfths 

acts 

distinct 

perplexed 

fifths 

asked 

months 

next 

tenths 

risked 

shrewd 

betwixt 

sixths 

attacked 

shrinks 

taxed 

sevenths 

tasked 

shrine 

mixed 

ninths 

basked 

tracts 

relaxed 

eighths 

masked 

thrusts 

coaxed 

elevenths 

amongst 

spheres 

fixed 

thirteenths 

amidst 

depths 

boxed 

hundredths 

leagued 

dismisses 

waxed 

thousandths 

rigged 

government 

priests 

respects 

withes 

deafened 

gifts 

shrimps 

lengths 

dwarfed 

hosts 

prompt 

strengthened 

gasps 

shrieks 

thwarts 

lengthened 

colts 

chasms 

didst 

changed 

blasts 

writhes 

attempts 

maddened 

punctuate 

sense  and  cents 

close  and  clothes 

dense  and  dents 

tens  and  tends 

mince  and  mints 

prince  and 

[  prints 

tense  and  tents 

ax  and  acts 

tracks  and  tracts 

sex  and  sects 

instance  and  instants 

relics  and  relicts 

condemn  and  contemn 

innocence 

and  innocents 

false  and  faults 

wander  and  wonder 

52         ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION 

SENTENCES  TO  RECEIVE  ESPECIAL  CARE 
IN  ARTICULATION 

Don^t  you  hurt  your  hand. 

Did  you  bid  your  friend  good-by  ? 

Can't  you  find  your  hat  ? 

Won't  you  write  your  name  ? 

The  three  divisions  marched  in  different 
directions. 

''The  sea  ceaseth,  and  it  sufficeth  us." 

We  found  your  hat  and  your  cane. 

*'  Shall  she  sell  sea  shells  ?  " 

I  wish  you  a  merry  Christmas. 

These  islands  are  in  the  midst  of  the 
tropics. 

Didn't  you  say  that  the  Arctic  Ocean 
lies  round  the  north  pole? 

Shouldn't  you  prefer  to  live  in  one  of 
the  temperate  zones? 

Rinse  the  ink  from  the  glass. 

Did  you  cross  the  creek  in  coming? 

Everybody  will  attend  the  meeting. 

Catch  the  ball  when  it  comes  down. 

I  have  a  great  deal  to  say  to  you. 


EmJNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION         53 

The  goods  are  not  at  all  satisfactory. 

Take  tape  to  tie  the  cape. 

Lucy  likes  light  literature. 

*'The  splendor  falls  on  castle  walls.'' 

He  told  me  that  he  tolled  the  bell. 

''The  strife  ceaseth,  and  the  good  man 
rejoiceth." 

Hers  was  an  eventful  life. 

''  The  rain  ceaseth,  and  it  ceaseth  to  rain.'' 

Did  you  say  a  nice  house  or  an  ice 
house  ? 

"  Did  you  say  you  saw  the  spirit  sigh,  or 
the  spirit's  eye,  or  the  spirit's  sigh?  " 

"I  said  I  saw  the  spirit's  eye;  not  the 
spirit  sigh,  nor  the  spirit's  sigh." 

''  He  spoke  of  it  particularly,  and  per- 
emptorily declared  it  inexplicable." 

"  She  uttered  a  shrill  shriek,  and  shrank 
from  the  shriveled  form." 

''  The  cell  door  opened  as  he  ceased  to 
speak." 

The  poetry  was  written  by  an  aged 
dwarf. 


54         EJTUKCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION 

A  WHISPERING  EXERCISE 

Little  Nell  was  dead.  ''  No  sleep  so  beau- 
tiful and  calm,  so  free  from  trace  of  pain, 
so  fair  to  look  upon.  She  seemed  a  creature 
fresh  from  the  hand  of  God,  and  waiting 
for  the  breath  of  life;  not  one  who  had 
lived  and  suffered  death. 

'^  Her  couch  was  dressed  with  here  and 
there  some  winter  berries  and  green  leaves, 
gathered  in  a  spot  she  had  been  used  to 
favor.  '  When  I  die,  put  near  me  something 
that  has  loved  the  light,  and  had  the  sky 
above  it  always.^    Those  were  her  words.'' 

*^  There  is  a  calm  for  those  who  weep, 
A  rest  for  weary  pilgrims  found ; 
They  softly  lie  and  sweetly  sleep, 
Low  in  the  ground. 

''  The  storm  that  sweeps  the  wintry  sky 
No  more  disturbs  their  deep  repose 
Than  summer  evening's  latest  sigh, 
That  shuts  the  rose." 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION         55 

"  And  once  behind  a  rick  of  barley, 
Thus  looking  out,  did  Harry  stand ; 

The  moon  was  full,  and  shining  clearly, 
And  crisp  with  frost  the  stubble  land. 

He  hears  a  noise  —  he  's  all  awake  — 
Again !    On  tiptoe  down  the  hill 

He  softly  creeps/^ 

"Knitting,  knitting,  knitting, 
Kound  after  round. 

Each  the  last  interlocking. 
Our  earnest  efforts  this  evening  crowned 

With  a  completed  stocking/^ 

"  Never  here,  forever  there. 
Where  all  parting,  pain,  and  care. 
And  death,  and  time  shall  disappear,  — 
Forever  there,  but  never  here ! 
The  horologe  of  Eternity 
Saying  this  incessantly,  — 

*  Forever  —  never ! 

Never  —  forever ! '  " 


56         ENUNCIATION  AND  ABTICULATION 
PERSEVEKANCE 

Have  pupils  enunciate  each  word  distinctly,  giving  special 
attention  to  the  final  sounds. 

After  being  clearly  enunciated,  these  stories  may  be  used  as 
reproduction  exercises  in  intermediate  grades. 

''  Will  you  give  my  kite  a  lift?  '^  said  my 
little  nephew  to  his  sister,  after  trying  in 
vain  to  make  it  fly  by  dragging  it  along  the 
ground. 

Lucy  very  kindly  took  it  up  and  threw 
it  into  the  air;  but  her  brother  neglecting 
to  run  off  at  the  same  moment,  the  kite  fell 
down  again. 

^*  Ah  !  now,  how  awkward  you  are  I  ^'  said 
the  little  fellow. 

"It  was  your  fault  entirely,'^  answered 
his  sister. 

"Try  again,  children,"  said  I.    "There  is 

an  old  proverb  which  says,   *  Perseverance 

conquers  all  things.^ " 

C.  Elizabeth 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION         57 

AN  UNWELCOME  VISITOR 

A  person  calling  one  day  at  a  house 
where  his  visits  had  been  more  frequent 
than  welcome  was  told  by  the  servant  that 
her  master  had  gone  away. 

''Oh,  well,  never  mind/'  he  said,  *'I  will 
speak  with  the  mistress/' 

''  She  has  also  gone  out,  sir,"  the  maid 
replied. 

Not  liking  to  be  denied  admission,  the 
man  said,  "  As  it  is  a  cold  day,  I  will  step 
in  and  sit  by  the  fire  a  few  moments.'' 

*'  Ah,  sir,  but  that  has  gone  out  too,"  con- 
tinued the  girl ;  by  which  time  the  luckless 
visitor  concluded  that  it  was  best  for  him 
to  stay  out. 

LOOK  ON  THE  BRIGHT  SIDE 

A  man  deeply  involved  in  debt  was  walk- 
ing in  the  street  with  a  melancholy  air, 
when  one  of  his  acquaintances  asked  him 
why  he  was  so  sorrowful. 


68         ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION 

*'Alas!^^  lie  said,  ''I  am  in  a  state  of 
insolvency. '^ 

^*  Well/'  added  his  friend,  ''  if  that  is  the 
case,  it  is  not  you  but  your  creditors  who 
ought  to  wear  a  woeful  countenance. '^ 

SHREWDNESS 

A  Highlander  who  sold  brooms  went  into 
a  barber's  shop  in  Glasgow  to  be  shaved. 
The  barber  took  one  of  his  brooms,  and 
after  having  shaved  him,  asked  the  price 
of  it. 

*' Twopence,''  said  the  Highlander. 

*'No,  no,"  rejoined  the  shaver,  ''I  will 
give  you  a  penny,  and  if  that  does  not 
satisfy  you,  take  your  broom  again." 

The  Highlander  took  the  penny,  and 
asked  what  he  had  to  pay. 

*^A  penny,"  says  the  barber. 

**  I  '11  give  you  a  halfpenny,"  says  Duncan, 
**and  if  that  does  not  satisfy  you,  put  my 
beard  on  again." 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION         59 

THE  CHERRIES  OF  HAMBURG 

**  In  the  early  part  of  the  sixteenth  cen- 
tury cherries  were  very  rare  in  Germany. 
A  citizen  of  Hamburg,  named  Wolf,  had 
in  the  middle  of  the  town  a  walled  garden 
in  which  he  had  gathered  the  rarest  of 
cherry  trees;  and  by  constant  watchful- 
ness he  alone  possessed  healthy  cherry 
trees,  bearing  the  juiciest  cherries. 

'^AU  who  wished  cherries  must  go  to 
him,  and  he  sold  them  at  the  highest 
prices.  One  season  when  his  cherry  trees 
were  in  blossom  and  giving  promise  of 
an  abundant  crop,  a  war  broke  out  in  the 
north  of  Germany,  in  which  Hamburg  was 
invaded.  The  city  was  besieged,  and  so 
surrounded  by  the  enemy  that  no  help 
could  reach  it. 

''  Slowly  they  consumed  all  the  provisions 
that  were  stored,  and  famine  was  staring 
them  in  the  face. 

''  Meanwhile  the  enemy  had  grown  more 
fierce  without;    the  heat  was  intense  and 


60         ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION 

had  dried  up  tlie  brooks  and  springs,  so 
that  the  besiegers  were  becoming  wild  with 
thirst.  It  made  them  more  savage,  and  the 
commanding  general  would  listen  to  no 
terms,  but  swore  to  destroy  the  city  and 
to  put  all  the  inhabitants,  soldiers  and  old 
men,  women  and  children,  to  the  sword. 

''Wolf  thought  of  these  things  as  he 
returned  to  his  garden  after  a  week's 
fighting  with  the  enemy.  In  his  absence 
the  cherries  had  ripened  fast,  and  were 
now  superb,  fairly  bursting  with  the  red 
juice.  A  sudden  thought  came  to  him  as 
he  looked  at  the  cherries,  and  a  hope 
arose  that  he  might  yet  save  his  fellow 
townsmen. 

'*  He  brought  together  all  the  children  of 
the  town,  to  the  number  of  three  hundred, 
and  had  them  dressed  wholly  in  white. 
He  brought  them  into  his  orchard  and 
loaded  each  with  a  branch  heavy  with 
rich,  juicy  cherries,  and  marshaling  them, 
sent  them  out  of  the  city  to  the  camp  of 
the  enemy. 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION         6] 

"The  besieging  general  saw  the  pro- 
cession drawing  near,  concealed  by  the 
boughs  they  were  carrying,  and  suspected 
some  trick. 

''Then  he  was  told  that  they  were  chil- 
dren of  Hamburg  who  had  heard  that  he 
and  his  army  were  suffering  from  thirst, 
and  were  bringing  luscious  cherries  to 
quench  it.  He  was  very  angry,  thinking 
that  they  had  come  to  mock  him,  and  de- 
clared that  he  would  have  them  put  to 
death  before  his  eyes. 

"But  when  the  procession  came  before 
him,  and  he  saw  the  poor  children,  so  pale, 
so  worn  by  hunger,  his  heart  was  touched. 
He  was  tilled  with  pity,  and  tears  came 
into  his  eyes ;  what  the  warriors  of  the 
town  could  not  do  the  children  did  —  they 
vanquished  the  hard  heart. 

"That  evening  the  little  cherry  bearers 
returned  to  the  city,  and  with  them  went 
a  great  procession  of  carts  filled  with  pro- 
visions for  the  starving  people;  and  the 
very  next  day  a  treaty  of  peace  was  signed. 


62         ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION 

•'  In  memory  of  this  event,  the  people  of 
Hamburg  every  year  keep  a  festival,  called 
the  Feast  of  the  Cherries.  The  children  of 
the  city,  clad  in  white,  march  through  the 
streets  holding  green  boughs,  to  which  the 
people  hasten  to  tie  bunches  of  cherries ;  only 
now  the  children  are  chubby  and  merry,  and 
they  eat  the  cherries  themselves.'^ 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION         63 
THE  LAST  LEAF 

I  saw  him  once  before, 
As  he  passed  by  the  door, 

And  again 
The  pavement  stones  resound, 
As  he  totters  o'er  the  ground 

With  his  cane. 

They  say  that  in  his  prime, 
Ere  the  pruning-knife  of  Time 

Cut  him  down. 
Not  a  better  man  was  found 
By  the  Crier  on  his  round 

Through  the  town. 

But  now  he  walks  the  streets. 
And  he  looks  at  all  he  meets 

Sad  and  wan, 
And  he  shakes  his  feeble  head, 
That  it  seems  as  if  he  said, 

"They  are  gone." 

The  mossy  marbles  rest 
On  the  lips  that  he  has  prest 
In  their  bloom, 


64         ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION 

And  the  names  he  loved  to  hear 
Have  been  carved  for  many  a  year 
On  the  tomb. 

My  grandmamma  has  said  — 
Poor  old  lady,  she  is  dead 

Long  ago  — 
That  he  had  a  Roman  nose, 
And  his  cheek  was  like  a  rose 

In  the  snow; 

But  now  his  nose  is  thin. 
And  it  rests  upon  his  chin 

Like  a  staff. 
And  a  crook  is  in  his  back, 
And  a  melancholy  crack 

In  his  laugh. 

I  know  it  is  a  sin 
For  me  to  sit  and  grin 

At  him  here; 
But  the  old  three-cornered  hat, 
And  the  breeches,  and  all  that, 

Are  so  queer! 


ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION         65 

And  if  I  should  live  to  be 
The  last  leaf  upon  the  tree 

In  the  spring, 
Let  them  smile,  as  I  do  now, 
At  the  old  forsaken  bough 

Where  I  cling. 

O.  W.  Holmes 


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ENUNCIATION  AND  AKTICULATION 


KEY  TO  PRONUNCIATION 


Long  a 

=  a 

as 

in  face 

Half-long  a 

=  a 

a 

"    surface 

Short  a 

=  a 

u 

"    fact 

Obscure  short  a 

=  a 

u 

"    afeect 

Italian  a 

=  a 

a 

"    far 

Intermediate  a 

=  a 

a 

"    after 

Obscure  intermediate  a 

=  a 

u 

"    afire 

Broad  a 

=  8 

u 

"    fall(fSl) 

Long  e 

=  e 

a 

"    be 

Half-long  e 

X 

=  e 

a 

"    begin 

Short  e 

=  e 

6i 

"    beg 

Obscure  short  e 

=  e 

a 

"    basement 

Neutral  e 

=  e 

a 

"    baker 

Long  i 

=  i 

a 

"    fine 

Short  i 

=  1 

a 

"    fin 

Long  0 

=  0 

(( 

"    bone 

Half-long  0 

=  6 

a 

"    obey 

Broad  o 

=  6 

a 

"    bSrder 

Short  0 

=  0 

a 

"    b5nnet 

Obscure  short  o 

=  6 

ii 

"    connect 

Doubtful  0 

=  5 

66 

"    long 

Long  00 

=  00 

66 

"    boot 

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67 


Short  00 
Diphthong  oi 
Diphthong  ou 

=  00  as 

=  oi     " 
=  ou    " 

in 

bd6k 

boiling 
bound 

Long  u 
Half-long  u 
Mixed  u 
Short  u 
Obscure  short  u 

=  u      " 
=  u      " 
=  u       " 
=  u      " 

=  u       " 

muse 

musician 

murky 

must 

warn 

Diphthongal  cli 
Hard  g 
Nasal  n 
Voiceless  ih 
Voiced  th 

=  ch     " 

=  g    " 

=  r)      " 
=  th    " 
=  th    " 

chair 

get 

ir)k 

thin 

then 

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WORDS  COMMONLY  MISPRONOUNCED 

When  words  vary  in  pronunciation,  usually  the  preferred  form 
only  is  given.   For  the  Key,  see  pages  66  and  67. 

ab  do' men 


abdomen 

accent  (verb) 

accept 

acclimate 

acoustics 

address  {noun  or  verb) 

adept  {noun  or  adj.) 

Adonis 

adult 

advertisement 

aerate 

aeroplane 

again 

aggrandize 

ailanthus 

albumen 

Aldine 

alias 

alien 

allopathy 

alloy 

ally  {noun  or  verb) 

almond 

amenable 

Amherst 


ak  sent' 

ak  sept' 

a  kli'mat 

a  koos'tiks 

a  dres' 

a  dept' 

a  do'nis 

a  diilt' 

ad  vur'tiz  ment 

a'er  at 

a'e  ro  plan 

a  gen' 

ag'ran  diz 

a  lan'thz^s 

al  bu'men 

al'din 

a'li  as 

al'yen 

a  lop'd  thi 

a  loi'  {not  ^I'oi) 

all' 

a'mz^nd 

a  me'nd  b'l 

am'erst 


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anchovy 
Andronicus  {in 
Andronicus  {in 
animalcule 

the  classics) 
Shakespeare) 

an  cho'vi 
an  dro  ni'ki^s 
an  drSn'i  km 
an  1  mal'kul 

annex  {noun  or  verb) 

a  neks' 

antarctic 

ant  ark'tik 

antipodes 
Aphrodite 

an  tip'6  dez 
af  ro  di'te 

apotheosis 
apparatus 
aqueous 
Arab 

ap  6  the'6  sis 
ap  a  ra'tifcs 
a'kwe  Us 
ar'ab 

Arabic 

ax'abik 

arbutus 

ar'bu  tiiB 

arctic 

ark'tik 

arid 

ar'id 

Arkansas  {river  or  state) 

ar'kan  s8 

aroma 

a  ro'ma 

artificer 

artif'isgr 

asbestos 

as  bes'tos,  az- 

Asia 

a'shd 

assets 

as'gts 

athenaeum 

ath  e  ne'z^m 

attacked 

a-takt' 

a\u*eola 

8  re'6  la 

Avon  {river) 

a'von 

bade 

bad 

Balearic 

bal  e  ar'ik 

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balm 

bam 

balsam 

htVmm 

banquet 
bastinado 

barj'kwgt 
bastina'do 

Beethoven 

ba'to  ven 

bellow 

bePo 

bellows 

bel'oz,  h^Vm 

beneath 

be  neth 

benzine 

ben'zin,-zen 

bicycle 

biography 

bitumen 

bi^Slk'l 

bi  bg'ra  fi 
bi  tu'men 

bivouac 

biv'wak 

blatant 

bla'tant 

boatswain 

bot'swan ;  nautical  bo's'n 

Bologna 
bomb 

bo  lon'ya 
bom 

bombast 

bom'bast 

bouquet 
bowie  knife 

booka' 
bo'i  nif 

bowling 
bow  (of  ship) 
bowsprit 

Bozzaris 

bol'mg 
bou 

bo'sprit 

bot'sares   {often   Angli- 
.     cized^  bo  zar'is) 

bravo  {interjection) 
breeches 

bra'vo 
brich'ez 

brigand 
bromide 

brig' and 
bro'mid 

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bromine 

bro^min 

bronchitis 

bror)  ki'tis 

brooch 

broch 

bulwark 

bdol'wdrk 

buoyant 

boi'ant 

burlesque 

bur  lesk' 

Cairo  {in  Egypt) 

• 
krro 

Q^im  {in  U.S.) 

ka'ro 

calliope 

ka  ir6  pe 

caloric 

kd  lor'ik 

canine 

ka  nm',  ka'nm 

cantatrice 

kan  ta  tre'cha 

Capitoline 

kap'i  to  lin,  ka  pit'6  Im 

Capuchin 

kap'ti  chin 

carbine 

kar'bin 

Caribbean 

kar  1  be'an 

cascara  sagrada 

kas'kci  ra  s'a  gra'da 

Caucasian 

k6  ka'shan,  k6  kash^an 

Caucasus 

kS'ka  siis 

cayenne 

ka  en',  ki  en' 

cement  {verb) 

se  mgnt' 

cement  {noun) 

se  ment',  sem'ent 

cerebral 

ser'e  bral 

cerement 

ser'ment 

chastisement 

chas'tiz  ment 

Cherubini 

ka  roo  be'ne 

chestnut 

chestnut 

Chicago 

shi  ko'go 

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ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION 


Chichester 

chimpanzee 

chirography 

chiropodist 

chloride 

chlorine 

choleric 

cinchona 

Cincinnati 

cleanly  {adj.) 

cleanly  (adv.) 

coadjutor 

cocaine 

Colorado 

Colosseum 

combat  {noun  or  verb) 

combatant 

combating 

combative 

comparable 

comrade 

concentrate 

condolence 

confiscate 

conjure  (adjure) 

conjiu-e  (charm) 

conquest 

construe 

consummate  {adj.) 


chich'es  ter 
chim  pan'ze 
ki  rSg'ra  fi 
ki  rop'o  dist 
klo'rid,  klo'rid 
klo'rm 
kol'er  ik 
sin  ko'nd 
sm  si  nat'i 
klenQi 
klen'li 
ko  a  joo'ter 
ko'kd  m 
kol  6  ra'do 
kol  o  se'uia 
kSm'bat 
kom'bat  ant 
kom'bat  mg 
k^m'hci  tiv 
kom'pd  rd  b'l 
kom'rad,  -rad 
kbn'sen  trat 
kon  do^lens 
k5n'f  IS  kat 
kon  joor' 
kiin'jer 
korj'kwSst 
k5n'str6o 
kon  sum' at 


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contour  {noun) 

kon'toor 

contour  (verb) 

kon  toor^ 

contumacy 

kon'tu  md  si 

contumely 

kon^u  me  li 

conversant 

kon'ver  sant 

coquetry 

ko'ket  ri 

coquette 

ko  ket' 

comet 

kdr'net 

coterie 

ko'te  ri 

coupon 

.  koo'pon 

courier 

koo'ri  er,  koor'i  er 

courteous 

kur^te  ^^s,  kort'yws 

covetous 

kuv'<^  t^7s 

creek 

krek 

Crimea 

kri  me'd 

Crimean 

kri  me'an 

crochet 

kro  sha' 

croquet 

kro  ka' 

cupola 

ku'po  Id 

curaQoa 

ku  rd  so' 

Cyclades 

sik'ld  dez 

Cyclopean 

si  klo  pe'dn 

Dado 

da'do,  da'do 

damning 

dam'mg 

decade 

dek'ad 

deficit 

def 'i  sit 

Delhi  {in  India) 

deV^ 

Delhi  {in  U.  S.) 

del'hi 

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ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION 


delicate 

del'i  kat 

demesne 

de  man',  d^  men' 

demise 

de  miz' 

demoniacal 

de  mo  m'd  kal 

demonstrative 

de  mSn'stra  tjv 

depot 

de'po 

designate 

des'ig  nat 

despicable 

des'pi  ka  b'l 

dessert 

de  zurt' 

desultory- 

des'^^l  to  ri 

didactic 

di  dak'tik 

diphtheria 

dif  the'ri  a 

diphthong 

dif'thong 

diplomacy 

di  plo'md  SI 

disarm 

dis  arm' 

discom*se  {noun  or  verb) 

dis  kors' 

dishonest 

dis  on' est 

disputable 

dis'pu  id  b'l 

dissociate 

di  so'shi  at 

docile 

dSs'il 

dolorous 

d^l'er  us 

donative 

don'a  tiv 

Don  Quixote 

'd5n  kwik'sot  {Spanish 
\     donkeho'ta) 

dramatis  personaB 

dram'd  tis  per  so'ne 

dromedary 

drum'e  da  ri,  dr5m'- 

educate 

ed'u  kat 

Elgin 

el'gm 

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75 


Elizabethan 

e  liz  a  be'than,  e  liz'a  beth  ai 

Elysium 

e  lizh'i  um,  e  liz'i  um 

emendation 

e  men  dWshun 

enervate 

en'er  vat 

enfranchise 

Sn  fran'chiz 

engine 

Sn'jm 

ennui 

ar)  nwe' 

envelope 

Sn've  lop 

epizootic 

gp  1  z6  ot'ik 

equable 

e'kwa  b'l 

Erato 

gr'd  to 

European 

u  ro  pe'an 

Eurydice 

u  rid'i  se 

exemplar 

gg  zem'pldr 

exhaust 

gg  z6st' 

exhibit 

eg  zib^it 

exile 

ek^sil 

exotic 

eg  zot^ik 

exquisite 

gks^kwi  zlt 

extant 

Sks'tant 

extol 

gks  t51' 

facile 

fSs^Il 

falcon 

f6'k'n,  mk'n 

falconer 

fS'k'n  gr,  fm^k'n  er 

falconry 

fS'k'n  ri 

Faneuil 

fun^'l,  fan^'l 

faucet 

f&'set 

February 

fSb'roo  a  ri 

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ENUNCIATIOK  AKD  ARTICULATION 


fetid 

fet'id,  fe'tid 

finale 

fe  na'la 

finance 

f  1  nans' 

financier 

fin  an  ser' 

flaccid 

flak'sid 

floral 

flo'ral 

florist 

flo'rist 

forbade 

forbad' 

forge 

forj 

forger 

for'jer 

fountain 

foun'tm 

Frances 

fran'ses  {not  -sez) 

frontier 

fron'ter 

fugue 

fug 

gallant  (noun) 

ga  lant',  gal'ant 

gallant  (brave) 

gal'ant 

gallant  (polite) 

gd  lant' 

gallows 

gal'oz,  gal'i^s 

gaol 

jal 

gaseous 

gS.s'e  us 

gaunt 

gant,  gSnt 

Geikie 

ge'ki 

genealogy 

jgn  e  al'6  ji 

Genoa 

jgn'6  a 

geyser 

gi'ser 

ghoul 

gool 

giaour 

jour 

gibberish. 

gib'er  ish  {not  jib'-) 

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glacial 

gla'shal 

gladiolus 

gld  di'o  lu3 

glamour 

glam'er 

gneiss 

nis 

God 

god 

Goliath 

go  irath 

gondola 

gSn'do  \d 

gormandize 

g6r'man  diz 

government 

guv'ern  ment 

granary 

gran'a  ri 

gratis 

gra'tis 

grimace 

gri  mas' 

grimy 

gri'mi 

groat 

grot 

guild 

gild 

gum  arabic 

gum  ar'a  bik 

gunwale 

gun' el 

halcyon 

hal'sii^n 

half 

haf 

harass 

h§,r'as  {not  hd  rds' 

haunch 

hanch 

haunt 

hant 

hearth 

harth 

Hebe 

he'U 

hecatomb 

h^k'd  t5m 

heinous 

ha'nws 

Hemans 

hSm'dnz 

heraldic 

heral'dik 

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ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION 


Herculean 

her  ku'le  an 

heroine 

her'6  in 

Himalaya 

hi  ma' la  yd 

hirsute 

hiir'sut 

homeopath  ist 

ho  me  Sp'd  thist 

homeopathy- 

ho  me  op'a  thi 

horologe 

h5r'6  loj,  -15j 

hospitable 

hbs'pi  id  b'l 

hovel 

hSv'^l 

hussar 

hoo  zar' 

hydrangea 

hi  dran'j^  a 

hydropathy 

hi  drop'a  thl 

hygiene 

hrji  en 

hygienic 

hi  ji  gn'ik 

hymeneal 

hi  men  e'al 

hyperbole 

hi  pur'bo  le 

hypochondriac 

hip  6  kSn'dr!  Sk 

hypogastric 

hip  6  gas'trik 

idea 

i  de'a  {not  i'de  a) 

Idumoea 

id  u  me'a 

ignoramus 

ig  no  rWxam 

illustrate 

1  lus'trat,  \Vm  trat 

imbroglio 

Im  broPyo 

implacable 

im  pla'ka  b'l 

indecorous 

m  de  ko'rz^s 

indisputable 

m  dis'pu  id  b'l 

industry 

in'dus  tri 

inquiry 

In  kwir'i 

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instead 

interesting 

interpolate 

iodine 

Iowa 

Iphigenia 

iron 

irremediable 

irreparable 

irrevocable 

Islam 

isotherm 


m  sted' 
m'ter  est  ing 
m  tur'po  lat 
i'o  din 
V6  wet 
if  1  je  ni'a 
Vum 

ir  e  me'di  a  b'l 
1  rep' a  rd  b'l 
1  rev'6  ka  b'l 
is' 1dm 
i'so  thurm 


jalap 

Japheth 

jaundice 

javelin 

Jekyll 

jocund 

Joseph 

joust 

jugular 

juvenile 


jal'ap 

ja'fgth 

jan'dis,  jon'dis 

jav'lm 

je'kil 

j5k'itnd 

jo'zef 

j^t 

joo'guldr 

joo've  nil 


lamentable 

landau 

Laocoon 

latent 

launch 


lam' en  id  b'l 
lan'do 
la  ok'o  on 
la' tent 
lanch 


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ENUNCIATION  AND  ARTICULATION 


laundry 

lan'dri 

legate 

Igg'^t 

Leicester 

les'ter 

leisure 

le'zhur 

lenient 

le^ni  ent 

Lethe 

le'the 

lettuce 

let'is 

lever 

leaver 

licorice 

lik'6  ris 

lien 

le'en 

lineament 

Im'e  a  ment 

literati 

litera'ti 

livelong 

livaong 

loath 

loth 

loathe 

loth 

luxuriance 

luks  u'ri  ans 

luxury 

luk'shoo  ri 

lyceum 

li  se'z^m 

magazine 

mag  a  zen' 

magna  charta 

mag'na  kar'ta 

Mahomet 

md  hom'et 

maintain 

man  tan' 

maintenance 

man'te  nans 

mall 

mol  {see  Pall  Mall) 

mandarin 

man' da  rm 

maniacal 

ma  ni'a  kal 

maritime 

mar'i  tim 

marquis 

mar'kwTs 

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massacre 

mas' a  ker 

Massasoit 

mas' a  soit 

master 

mas'ter 

matron 

ma'tri^n 

mausoleum 

mo  so  le'um 

mediocre 

me'di  0  ker 

meerschaum 

mer'shom,  -shum 

melodrama 

mel  6  dra'md 

meningitis 

men  m  ji'tis 

mercantile 

mur'kan  til 

mesmerism 

mez'mer  iz'm 

mesmerize 

mez'mer  iz 

micrometer 

mi  krom'e  ter 

microscopy 

mi  kros'ko  pi 

Milan 

mil'an,  mi  Ian' 

mischievous 

mis'chi  vifs 

misconstrue 

mis  kSn'stroo 

mistletoe 

mis''l  to 

Mohican 

mo  he'kan 

Monaco 

mon'a  ko 

mongrel 

muiygrel 

monogram 

mon'6  gram 

monomania 

mon  6  ma'ni  a 

moribund 

mor'i  bund 

Morpheus 

mSr'fus 

morphine 

mor'fm,  -fen 

mortgage 

m6r'gaj 

moths 

mothz 

mountain 

moun'tin 

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mTiseum 

mu  ze'um 

mythology 

mith5P6jt 

naiad 

na'yad  {pL  na'yd  dez) 

naive 

naev' 

nape 

nap 

nascent 

nascent 

nation 

na'shi^n 

national 

nash'^tn  ai 

nausea 

n8'she  a 

nauseous 

nb'shm 

Nausicaa 

n8  sik'a  a 

nectarine 

nek^tar  m 

nicety 

ni's^  ti 

nicotine 

nik'6  tm,  -ten 

nomad 

nbm'ad,  no'mM 

nonpareil 

non  pd  reV 

notable  (remarkable) 

no'td  b'l 

notable  (thrifty) 

nbt'db'l 

oaths 

othz 

obligatory- 

bbaigat6r! 

occult 

okult' 

Oceanus 

6  se'd  nils 

oleomargarine 

0  le  6  mar'gd  ren  (not  -jd-) 

onyx 

bn'iks 

opponent 

0  po'nent 

orchestra 

fir'kbs  trd 

orchestral 

6r  kes'trdl 

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83 


ordeal 

Sr'd^  d\ 

Orion 

6  ri'on 

ornate 

5r'nat,  6r'nat 

orotund 

o^ro  tiind 

orthoepist 

Sr^ho  e  pist 

orthoepy 

Sr'tho  e  pi 

osier 

o'zher 

oxide 

bk'sid 

pageant 

paj'^nt 

Palestine 

pal'es  tin 

Pall  Mall 

pel  mel 

pantomime 

pan'to  mim 

paprika 

pa' pre  ka 

papyrus 

pd  pi'ri^s 

paraffin 

par'a  f  m 

Parliament 

par'li  m^nt 

patriot 

pa'tri  ot 

patriotic 

pa  tri  5t'ik 

patron 

pa'triin 

patronage 

p^t'r^^n  aj 

pedagogue 

ped'd  g8g 

pedagogy 

ped'd  go  ji,  -goj  1 

pedal (noun) 

ped'al 

pedal  (adj.) 

'pSd'al;  m  anatomy 
zoology  pe'dal 

Pegasus 

pSg'd  SUB 

peony 

pe'6  ni 

peremptory 

per'emp  to  ri 

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perfect  (verb) 

pur'fekt 

peritonitis 

per  1  to  ni'tis 

Persia 

pur'shd 

phaeton 

fa'e  ton 

Pharaoh 

fa'ro 

Philemon 

fi  le'mon 

Philistine 

f  1  lis'tm 

phonics 

fon'iks 

phosphorus 

f  os'f  or  m 

photographer 

f  6  tog'rd  f  er 

phthisic 

tiz'ik 

phthisis 

thi'sis 

pincers 

pm'serz 

piquant 

pe'kdnt 

pistachio 

pis  ta'shi  0 

placable 

pla'kd  b'l 

placard  {noun) 

plak'ard 

placard  [verh) 

pld  kard' 

plagiarism 

pla'ji  a  riz'm 

plait 

plat,  plet 

plebeian 

pie  be'ydn 

podophyllin 

pod  6  mm 

poignant 

poin'dnt 

pomade 

p6  mad' 

poniard 

pon'ydrd 

porcelain 

por'se  Ian 

porpoise 

por'p^ts 

portrait 

por'trat 

portray 

por  tra' 

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85 


posthumous 

pos'tu  mws 

potable 

po^d  b'l 

Powhatan 

pou  ha  tan' 

precedence 

pre  sed'ens 

precedency 

pre  sed'en  si 

precedent  {noun) 

pres'e  d(^nt 

precedent  {adj,) 

pre  sed'^nt 

precise 

pre  sis' 

predatory 

pred'a  to  ri 

predecessor 

pred  e  ses'er 

predilection 

pre  di  lek'shwn 

preferment 

pre  fur'ment 

prelate 

prel'at 

prescience 

pre'shi  ens 

presentiment 

pre  sen'ti  meni{not -z^n!) 

pretense 

pre  tens' 

pretty 

prit'i 

probity 

prob'i  ti 

process 

prSs'es 

produce  (verb) 

pro  dus' 

produce  {noun) 

prod'us 

profile 

pro'fil,  -fel 

profuse 

pro  fus'  {not  -fuz') 

prolix 

pro'liks 

pronunciation 

pro  niin  si  a'sh^^n 

protean 

pro'te  an 

provocative 

pro  vok'a  tiv 

puissance 

pu'i  sans 

pumpkin 

pump' km 

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purloin 

piir  loin' 

pyramidal 

pi  ram'i  dal 

pyrites 

pi  ri'tez 

quinine 

kwi'nm,  kwi  nen' 

Quirites 

kwi  ri'tez 

qui  vive 

ke  vev' 

quixotic 

kwik  sot'ik  {see  Don  Quixote) 

quoit 

kwoit 

radish 

rad'ish 

raillery 

ral'erl 

rapine 

rap'm 

recess 

r^  ses' 

recitative  {in  music) 

res  1  id  tev' 

recourse 

r^  kors' 

referable 

rgf'er  a  b'l 

refutable 

rSfut'db'l 

remediable 

re  me'di  a  b'l 

reparable 

rSp'd  rd  b'l 

research 

re  surch' 

reservoir 

rgz'er  vw8r,  -vwar 

resoluble 

rgz'6  lu  b'l 

resource 

re  sors' 

respirable 

re  spir'd  b'l 

respite 

res'pit 

retail  (verb) 

r^  tal' 

revolt 

re  volt' 

ribald 

rib'ald 

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rise  (noun) 

riz,  ris 

risible 

riz'i  b'l 

robust 

ro  biist' 

romance 

ro  mans' 

roof 

roof 

ruse 

rooz 

sacerdotal 

sas  er  do't^l 

sachet 

sa  sha' 

sacrifice  (noun) 

sak'ri  fis,  fiz 

sacrifice  {verb) 

sak'ri  fiz,  -fis 

sacrilege 

sSk'rilgj 

sacrilegious 

sak  ri  le'jws  {not  -W 

sacristan 

sak'ris  tan 

salient 

sa^i ent 

sardine 

sar  den' 

sardonic 

sar  d(5n'ik 

sardonyx 

sar'do  niks 

sarsaparilla 

sar  sa  pd  riVd 

seckle 

sSk'l  {not  s!k''l) 

sedative 

sM'ct  tiv 

senile 

se'nil 

seraglio 

s^  rS-l'yo 

Serapis 

s^  ra'pis 

serpentine 

stir'pen  tin,  -tin 

sesame 

sSs'a  m^ 

sevennight 

sSnlt 

sheaths 

shethz 

shibboleth 

shib'6  leth 

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simultaneous 

si  mul  ta'ne  m,  sim  ul- 

sinecure 

sFne  ktir 

slake 

slak 

sleek 

slek 

sobriquet 

so  bre  ka' 

solace 

s5P  as 

somnambulist 

s5m  nam'bu  list 

sonorous 

so  no'rzis 

soporific 

so  p6  rif'ik 

sotto  voce 

sot'to  vo'cha 

sough 

suf,  sou 

spermaceti 

spur  ma  se'  ti 

squalor 

skwoPor,  skwa'lSr 

stomacher 

stum'z/k  er 

strychnine 

strik'nm 

sublunary 

siib'lu  n^  ri 

subtle 

sut^'l 

suffice 

8u  fis' 

suite 

swet 

supple 

sup^'l 

tartaric 

tar  tar'ik 

taunt 

tant,  t5nt 

telegraphy 

te  leg'ra  ft 

telepathy 

te  Igp'd  thi 

tenet 

ten'et 

tepid 

tep'id 

Terpsichore 

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Terpsichorean 
thistle 
tiny 
Tirol 
tonsillitis 
topographic 
topography- 
three-legged 
tortoise 
tragacanth 
transact 
transition 
transmigrate 
transmigration 
traverse 
tremendous 
trestle 
tribmial 
tribune 
troche 
trophy 
truculent 
truffle 
truths 
turbine 


tiirp  SI  ko  re'an 

this^'l 

trni 

ttr^ol  (German  te  rol') 

t5nsili'tis 

t(5p  6  graf  ik 

to  pog'ra  f  1 

thre^eg  ed,  -legd 

trag'a  kanth 

trans  akt' 

tran  sizh'^^n 

trans'mi  grat 

trans  mi  gra'shwn 

trav'ers 

tre  men'dws 

tres^'l 

tri  bu'nal 

trib'un 

tro'ke 

tro'fi 

truk'u  Mnt 

truF'l 

troothz 

ttir'bm 


umbrella 
underneath 


um  brer  a 
iin  der  neth' 


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vagary 

va  ga'ri 

verdigris 

vtir'di  gres 

viscount 

vFkount 

visor 

viz'er 

vocable 

vo'kd  b'l 

volatile 

v5i'd  tn 

W  ednesday 

wSnz'  dt 

with. 

with  {not  with) 

women 

wim'en 

zodiacal 

z6  di'a  kal 

zoological 

zo  6  l(5j'i  kdl  {not  zoo-) 

zoology 

z6  ol'o  ji  {not  zoo-) 

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